The Argentina players reaction when Higuain missed his penalty in the 2015 Copa America final penalty shoot-out

Jose Higuain said: “People complain and say they are millionaires, but it’s not an easy life.”

Higuain has become an easy target online after losing in the World Cup final in 2014 to Germany then Copa America finals the following two years.

In each loss he came agonisingly close to scoring, fuelling Argentian fans despair and supplying more ammunition for online banter.

In the World Cup final against Germany he celebrated his goal that would have clinched the title, only to find it had been disallowed for being offside offside goal.

The following year in the Copa America final he had a near miss at the end of regulation before failing to convert his shot in the penalty shoot-out then faced criticism again in 2016 for squandering a one-on-one opportunity.